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Learning the Fitzwalkerstan Way: Wisconsin’s Walker Pushes Privatization of Education Learning the Fitzwalkerstan Way: Wisconsin’s Walker Pushes Privatization of Education

The governor who has led te fight to bust unions and cut public services now steps up as the pointman for privatization of education -- and his own political ambitions.

May 9, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols

Welcome to the McJobs Recovery Welcome to the McJobs Recovery

What does the fact that a million souls flocked to McDonald's in search of a steady paycheck say about the American economy?

May 9, 2011 / Andy Kroll

Campus Progress/Colorlines.com Keynote Contest Campus Progress/Colorlines.com Keynote Contest

Campus Progress and Colorlines.com are looking for the next great speaker on racial and social justice.

May 8, 2011 / StudentNation / StudentNation

Defiance in Day-Glo: Remembering Poly Styrene Defiance in Day-Glo: Remembering Poly Styrene

The lead singer of the punk band X-Ray Spex never stopped using her music to fight against poverty, war, racism and sexism.

May 6, 2011 / Lived History / Alexander Billet

Greg Mitchell: How WikiLeaks Fuels the Traditional Media’s Headlines Greg Mitchell: How WikiLeaks Fuels the Traditional Media’s Headlines

Do newspapers, news programs, magazines and all the other old media need WikiLeaks?

May 6, 2011 / Video / The Nation

IUDs to Prevent HIV in Kenya?

IUDs to Prevent HIV in Kenya? IUDs to Prevent HIV in Kenya?

An American nonprofit is offering HIV-positive Kenyan women $40 to use IUDs as long-term birth control—and women are taking them up on it. Is this the right way to prevent th...

May 6, 2011 / Anna Clark

Tony Kushner Denied CUNY Honor: His Letter to the Trustees Tony Kushner Denied CUNY Honor: His Letter to the Trustees

Tony Kushner's full letter to the Board of Trustees of the City University of New York—plus, how you can take action on Kushner's behalf.

May 6, 2011 / The Nation

Tony Kushner Denied Honors Over Palestine Tony Kushner Denied Honors Over Palestine

This week, the news hit that Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Tony Kushner, perhaps best known for his Angels in America, was being blocked from receiving an honorary degree from ...

May 5, 2011 / The Notion / Laura Flanders

The Post, Toasted (Again) The Post, Toasted (Again)

Eric takes on the Washington Post, Reed Richardson dives into the Proposition 8 marriage equality battle, and the mail.

May 5, 2011 / Blog / Eric Alterman

Help Defeat The ‘No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act’ Help Defeat The ‘No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act’

Extremists in the House are looking to end all insurance coverage for all abortion-related services.

May 5, 2011 / Blog / Peter Rothberg

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